£300

Change of Date Announcement: Due to ongoing concerns over COVID-19, this event has now been postponed and the new date is 19th - 20th October 2020. Please contact a member of the SMi Team for more information at customerservices@smi-online.co.uk.

SMi Group are proud to announce that the inaugural Military PNT conference will convene in London from the 19th – 20th October 2020 to provide an in depth view of satellite navigation technology.

With projections estimating that a 30-day GPS outage could cost US industry $45bn, the need for robust, resilient and secure PNT is a mission imperative for commanders across the Air Force, Army and Navy.

This takes added importance at a time when the Galileo constellation is starting to reach full operating capability, the US GPS Block III satellites are set to be launched to keep the constellation functioning, and the UK is exploring Galileo alternatives in the wake of its leaving the European Union. There is a clear and pressing need for national militaries, industry partners and allied nations to come together and discuss how the Global Navigation Satellite Systems will be developed and employed.

With an anticipated 120+ attendees, 6 hours of networking and an extensive exhibition space, this year’s conference will be an important forum to engage key players in this essential domain.

3. Understand how the UK’s Positioning, Navigation and Timings landscape will look in a post-Galileo environment

4. Engage with senior military and industry leaders to understand the warfighters needs for operating in degraded and denied environments with resilient PNT and explore capabilities showcased within a dedicated exhibition hall.

Bryn is a physicist. He has spent his career applying knowledge of physics in the field of protection and survivability, in a number of technology areas. He has spent much time investigating the interaction of externally applied forces with solid matter in the field of armour systems, contributing many papers to relevant International Symposia. He has also undertaken significant research and development of precise and accurate timing and frequency technology for defence systems. Bryn is a Senior Fellow in Dstl. He is the Technical Leader for armour research and development, the technical lead for Timing Systems and he is the Head of the Land Integrated Survivability Technology Exploitation Network (LISTEN). He initiated and led the Parsifal programme for operational support in armour and protection for Operation Telic and Operation Herrick. For this he was awarded a MOD Chief Scientific Adviser’s commendation.

10:30 Morning Coffee

11:00 Combination of Constellations as a Means to Provide Resilient PNT

Lieutenant Colonel Dipl.Ing. Tim Vasen began his military career in July 1994 and served for several years in commanding and staff positions within the artillery branch, including a deployment as company commander of a DEU ISTAR-company. After 2005, he took over positions as an intelligence officer, responsible for IMINT planning and technical assessments, including positions in the office of military studies as a senior analyst for Space systems. From 2013 to 2017 he was part of the German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC) responsible for Space intelligence. Since October 2017 he serves as a Space SME at the JAPCC.

Evolution of NATO operations – the growth of reliance on space systems and PNT

NAVWAR doctrines and asymmetrical threats: what this means for NATO operation in degraded environments

Combination of GPS and Galileo as a means to provide more frequencies and a greater number of satellite data sources to improve overall PNT service

Overcoming PNT challenges – either by user or geographical requirements

12:00 GNSS Programme Developments for the Italian MoD

2020 Chief of GNSS Section – Program Office of the General Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of PNT programs development and financial planning 2019. Partecipating to the Italian Competent PRS authority working group directed to the foundation of a national Galileo PRS Center (requirement definition).
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror Copernicus”
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror GALILEO PRS”
2018 - 2019 Partecipating to the Italian Space Agency working group “National Earth observation satellite systems data policy”
2017-2018 Joining the italian delegation in the negotiations with Finnish Defence aiming at defining terms and conditions for access rights to italian satellite system Cosmo SkyMed
2014-2016 Defence representative in European Defence Agency (EDA) project called MANGA “EUropean Gallium Nitride Industry Supply Chain” aimed to obtain an European indipendent supply chain for Gan based technology.
2017 – 2019 Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of defining the Italian Defence Space Policy and the Operational needs. Responsible for the start and economic planning of the Defence satellite programs in the earth observation sector.
2013-2017 Computer, Communications and Advanced Technologies Directorate (TELEDIFE). In charge of arranging technical specifications and procurement documents for industrial engagement in Electronic War, Intelligence and Military Research sectors.
2009-2013 Maritime Military Arsenal in Taranto (South Italy) In charge of defining technical activities to be executed on board the italian navy ships during maintanance stops
2006 – 2009 Italian Navy fregate “Espero” Weapon system aboard Engineer
2004 – 2006 Italian Navy destroyer “Mimbelli” Weapon system aboard Engineer

Current status of Italy’s PNT network – space segment considerations

Italian integration into the Galileo constellation – collaboration with key partners on the project

Why GNSS is important: a global system for an expeditionary force

Future priorities for PNT development from an Italian perspective

12:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 French Collaboration within European GNSS Efforts

Mr Jean-Pierre Diris, Head of Department, Navigation and Telecommunication, National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)

Monitoring GNSS systems

Precise positioning applications

Future trends on navigation

14:00 DGA Requirements for Future Secured Access to PNT

Marina Ballanger is the lead of navigation expertise at DGA since 2017. This position consists in supporting armament programs for PNT requirements and qualification strategy, preparing the future and maintaining associated technical skills within DGA. Prior assignments includes a position as a Cooperative Program Person at the GPS Directorate from 2014 to 2017 and several assignments related to GNSS (NAVWAR expert, GNSS projects manager and lead of the radionavigation team at DGA MI, a technical center located in Brittany). She has a degree in Electronics and Signal Processing from ENSEEIHT, an engineering school located in Toulouse, France.

PNT and its role in supporting the warfighter – why it is important

Integrating anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities into resilient and secure systems

Alternative sources for PNT data for denied environment operations

Future requirements for robust capabilities

14:30 Afternoon Tea

15:00 National Resiliency in Timing

Dr Leon Lobo, Head of the National Timing Centre, National Physical LaboratoryView Bio

Focussed on developing and delivering a national timing strategy, Dr Leon Lobo is Head of the National Timing Centre programme at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), developing capability toward a national resiliency in timing, stimulating the development of an assured supply chain and addressing the skills gap in timing technologies and dissemination solutions.

Dr Lobo joined NPL in 2011 as Group Leader for the Time & Frequency group, working with the team managing the UK’s time scale and developing atomic clocks. He led the team developing NPLTime®, NPL’s certified fibre-delivered time dissemination solution to the City of London for high-frequency trading and regulatory compliance.

Protecting the national time scale

GNSS-independent timing for CNI

Stimulating a supply chain in timing and dissemination solutions

Addressing the skills gap

15:30 PNT Resilience: A Legal Perspective

Dr Ingo Baumann’s practice concentrates primarily on complex High-Technology and R&D Projects, especially in the space industry. His client base includes national and European government entities and companies from the Aerospace, IT and Telecommunications as well as Security and Defense industries. Dr Baumann studied law at the Universities of Muenster and Cologne. His PhD thesis, written at the Institute for Air and Space Law in Cologne under the supervision of Professor Dr Stephan Hobe, examined the international law of satellite communications. At the beginning of his career as an attorney, he advised small and medium-sized companies from the satellite communications industry. Dr Baumann subsequently worked for seven years for the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), where he acquired substantial experience in all types of complex international, European and national projects and R&D contracts. At DLR he also obtained a degree in Spacecraft Operations.

Spoofing and jamming of GNSS signals are a growing concern for deployed

GNSS are very vulnerable due to the low power of signals

Military operations however have to rely on PNT

Case studies of recent GNSS spoofing and jamming cases both in military and civil domains

Legal framework applicable to spoofing and jamming on national and international (ITU and UN) level

16:00 The Vulnerability of Modern Society to a Loss of GNSS

Rasmus Flytkjaer, MSc, BSc, is an Associate Director and head of London Economics’ Space Team. Rasmus has more than eight years’ experience applying economic analysis to the space sector covering the full value chain from launch and manufacturing over satellite operations to applications of space on Earth across all types of satellites. Rasmus has interest and expertise in the field of navigation via satellite and traditional methods, with a particular focus on modern society’s dependence on space assets and vulnerability to their outage. Prior to joining London Economics, Rasmus worked as a research assistant in academia for four years.

London Economics work with the Danish government to produce key reports on GNSS reliance

Analysis of Denmark’s PNT resilience, redundancy and where outages would impact provision of services

Lessons learned for development of PNT systems and how to enhance their robustness

16:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

Senior Representative, Name to be Confirmed, Lockheed Martin Space

8:30 Registration & Coffee

8:50 Chairman's Opening Remarks

9:00 GPS – the Backbone of US PNT Capability

Lt. Col. Stephen A. Toth is the Commander of the 2d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. As commander, he is responsible for more than 150 Department of Defense personnel operating the Global Positioning System, the DoD’s largest military satellite constellation.

The mission of 2 SOPS is to operate the Global Positioning System and its associated ground systems to provide precise positioning, navigation and timing signals to nearly four billion military and civilian users worldwide. He oversees the operation, sustainment and maintenance of the constellation and its associated worldwide command and control assets valued at nearly $10.7 billion.

Lt. Col. Toth earned his commission through the Air Force ROTC at The Ohio State University and was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2002. He has held a variety of positions in Space, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Joint Staff, and Secretary of the Air Force mission areas. Lt. Col. Toth is a senior space operator with assignments operating the Peacekeeper and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile systems and the Global Positioning System. While deployed, he served as a personnel security liaison to the Prime Minister of Iraq, and as the Senior Security Force Assistance advisor to the Minister of Mines, the Minister of Public Works, and the Ministry of Interior - Afghan National Police Training General Command.

An introduction to GPS: providing navigational data for the warfighter

10:00 Session Reserved for Sponsor

10:30 Morning Coffee

11:00 R&D in Future Positioning, Navigation and Timing

Dr. John Burke is a Program Manager in the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of DARPA. He manages a portfolio of quantum sensor projects to enable new PNT and remote detection capabilities. Previously, Dr. Burke led a research team at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that developed atomic clocks, time transfer, and inertial sensor techniques for use in space systems such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Dr. Burke received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Virginia while developing atom based gyroscopes.

High stability, low noise sensors and frequency synthesis in support of new PNT capabilities

Miniaturised atomic clocks for future PNT applications: progress within the ACES program

11:30 Session Reserved for Sponsor

12:00 Networking Lunch

13:00 NAVISP Programme – ESA Engagement with PNT Sectors

Specialising in electrical engineering, I initially graduated cum laudae from Naples University, then was awarded my Master's by the Polytechnic Institute of New York, and subsequently took a PhD at University College London.
I have more than 30 years of experience in the space sector where after several years of R&D activities in the spaceborne radar domain, I have been involved in the definition and implementation of several ESA missions such as ERS, Envisat, Small GeoSat as well as some key strategic developments in the field of space-based applications.
I have been responsible for the Strategy and the Feasibility Studies Divisions in ESA’s Directorate of Telecommunications & Integrated Applications and in this capacity I conceptualised the actual creation of the Integrated Applications Programme. I am now heading the NAVISP Programme which aims to further foster European industry’s succeeding in the highly competitive and rapidly-evolving global market for satellite navigation, and more broadly Positioning Navigation Timing (PNT) technologies and services, while supporting the ESA Member States in enhancing their national objectives and capabilities in the sector.

Aims and ambitions of ESA within the Navigation domain - NAVISP

NAVISP: a key enabler for innovation – leveraging information and skills from the ESA GNSS

ESA’s work across the PNT value chain: developing infrastructure and R&D for PNT products beyond the H2020 activities and with the aim of creating European PNT industry champions

Facilitating the generation of PNT innovation to support evolving user needs

13:30 GNSS Industry Update and Outlook

Aureline Borel is the Permanent Representative of Galileo Services, the association representing the European GNSS downstream industry. She also works as a consultant at FDC focusing on provision of support to international activities for SBAS provision outside the EU and secure GNSS. Aureline was awarded a Master of Engineering from the Ecole des Mines de Douai (French engineering school) and a Master of International Security from the University of Sydney. She also studied industrial engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal and international relations at York University in Toronto.

Role of Galileo Services in supporting the provision of the downstream GNSS industry

Collaboration with the EU GNSS Agency GSA) to develop initiatives such as the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

State of the market – a primer on the industries status and outlook moving forward

Alexander Rügamer received his Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany in 2007. Since then he has been working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in the field of GNSS receiver development. He was promoted to Senior Engineer in February 2012. Since April 2013, he is head of a research group dealing with secure GNSS receivers and receivers for special applications. His main research interests focus on GNSS multi-band reception, integrated circuits and immunity to interference.

Generating a spoofing resistant PNT system to support the German MoD

Encryption for navigation services: continuously available signal in space to provide greater robustness

Antenna array solutions to mitigate PNT interference and spoofing

Sophisticated PNT interference and spoofing testing solutions

14:30 Afternoon Tea

15:00 Road Map for Future European Satellite Navigation

Dr Robert Weber, Head of Satellite Geodesy Research Group & AUSPRO Lead , TU-Vienna & FFGView Bio

Robert Weber is associate professor at the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU-Vienna, Austria. He received his Phd. from TU-Vienna in 1990 and spent two years as research assistant at the University of Berne dealing with satellite navigation and orbit determination. His main fields of research are GNSS, geodetic Reference Systems, active GNSS reference station networks and GNSS-applications for geodynamics and meteorology. Robert Weber is member of the European WG on EGNSS Evolution and the 2018 recipient of the Austrian Friedrich Hopfner medal. He has been involved in several ESA-, EU- and national research projects dealing with GNSS Atmosphere Monitoring, Real-Time-PPP as well as Network-RTK.

Development of GALILEO and signal in space services – where there is room for regional augmentations

European GNSS and technical opportunities with Austrian GNSS service providers

16:00 Arctic PNT – Key Considerations

Dr. Sarang Thombre earned his doctoral degree in 2014 from Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He has over 11 years of experience in the field of PNT and is currently a Research Manager leading the Satellite and Radio Navigation research group at FGI. He has authored or co-authored over 50 publications in this field. He is a member of the Board of the Nordic Institute of Navigation and contributes as an external expert to the European GNSS Agency. His research interests are in multi-GNSS, multi-frequency receiver implementation and performance validation, interference detection, and autonomous navigation solutions for road and maritime vehicles.

Aurora SNOWBOX as a key infrastructure in the Arctic PNT innovation platform

Utilising the infrastructure of SNOWBOX and the GNSS reference stations

16:30 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Marina Ballanger is the lead of navigation expertise at DGA since 2017. This position consists in supporting armament programs for PNT requirements and qualification strategy, preparing the future and maintaining associated technical skills within DGA. Prior assignments includes a position as a Cooperative Program Person at the GPS Directorate from 2014 to 2017 and several assignments related to GNSS (NAVWAR expert, GNSS projects manager and lead of the radionavigation team at DGA MI, a technical center located in Brittany). She has a degree in Electronics and Signal Processing from ENSEEIHT, an engineering school located in Toulouse, France.

2020 Chief of GNSS Section – Program Office of the General Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of PNT programs development and financial planning 2019. Partecipating to the Italian Competent PRS authority working group directed to the foundation of a national Galileo PRS Center (requirement definition).
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror Copernicus”
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror GALILEO PRS”
2018 - 2019 Partecipating to the Italian Space Agency working group “National Earth observation satellite systems data policy”
2017-2018 Joining the italian delegation in the negotiations with Finnish Defence aiming at defining terms and conditions for access rights to italian satellite system Cosmo SkyMed
2014-2016 Defence representative in European Defence Agency (EDA) project called MANGA “EUropean Gallium Nitride Industry Supply Chain” aimed to obtain an European indipendent supply chain for Gan based technology.
2017 – 2019 Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of defining the Italian Defence Space Policy and the Operational needs. Responsible for the start and economic planning of the Defence satellite programs in the earth observation sector.
2013-2017 Computer, Communications and Advanced Technologies Directorate (TELEDIFE). In charge of arranging technical specifications and procurement documents for industrial engagement in Electronic War, Intelligence and Military Research sectors.
2009-2013 Maritime Military Arsenal in Taranto (South Italy) In charge of defining technical activities to be executed on board the italian navy ships during maintanance stops
2006 – 2009 Italian Navy fregate “Espero” Weapon system aboard Engineer
2004 – 2006 Italian Navy destroyer “Mimbelli” Weapon system aboard Engineer

Dr. John Burke is a Program Manager in the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of DARPA. He manages a portfolio of quantum sensor projects to enable new PNT and remote detection capabilities. Previously, Dr. Burke led a research team at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that developed atomic clocks, time transfer, and inertial sensor techniques for use in space systems such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Dr. Burke received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Virginia while developing atom based gyroscopes.

Specialising in electrical engineering, I initially graduated cum laudae from Naples University, then was awarded my Master's by the Polytechnic Institute of New York, and subsequently took a PhD at University College London.
I have more than 30 years of experience in the space sector where after several years of R&D activities in the spaceborne radar domain, I have been involved in the definition and implementation of several ESA missions such as ERS, Envisat, Small GeoSat as well as some key strategic developments in the field of space-based applications.
I have been responsible for the Strategy and the Feasibility Studies Divisions in ESA’s Directorate of Telecommunications & Integrated Applications and in this capacity I conceptualised the actual creation of the Integrated Applications Programme. I am now heading the NAVISP Programme which aims to further foster European industry’s succeeding in the highly competitive and rapidly-evolving global market for satellite navigation, and more broadly Positioning Navigation Timing (PNT) technologies and services, while supporting the ESA Member States in enhancing their national objectives and capabilities in the sector.

Lt. Col. Stephen A. Toth is the Commander of the 2d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. As commander, he is responsible for more than 150 Department of Defense personnel operating the Global Positioning System, the DoD’s largest military satellite constellation.

The mission of 2 SOPS is to operate the Global Positioning System and its associated ground systems to provide precise positioning, navigation and timing signals to nearly four billion military and civilian users worldwide. He oversees the operation, sustainment and maintenance of the constellation and its associated worldwide command and control assets valued at nearly $10.7 billion.

Lt. Col. Toth earned his commission through the Air Force ROTC at The Ohio State University and was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2002. He has held a variety of positions in Space, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Joint Staff, and Secretary of the Air Force mission areas. Lt. Col. Toth is a senior space operator with assignments operating the Peacekeeper and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile systems and the Global Positioning System. While deployed, he served as a personnel security liaison to the Prime Minister of Iraq, and as the Senior Security Force Assistance advisor to the Minister of Mines, the Minister of Public Works, and the Ministry of Interior - Afghan National Police Training General Command.

Lieutenant Colonel Dipl.Ing. Tim Vasen began his military career in July 1994 and served for several years in commanding and staff positions within the artillery branch, including a deployment as company commander of a DEU ISTAR-company. After 2005, he took over positions as an intelligence officer, responsible for IMINT planning and technical assessments, including positions in the office of military studies as a senior analyst for Space systems. From 2013 to 2017 he was part of the German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC) responsible for Space intelligence. Since October 2017 he serves as a Space SME at the JAPCC.

Commandant Marina Ballanger

Head of Navigation, Technical Division, DGA

Marina Ballanger is the lead of navigation expertise at DGA since 2017. This position consists in supporting armament programs for PNT requirements and qualification strategy, preparing the future and maintaining associated technical skills within DGA. Prior assignments includes a position as a Cooperative Program Person at the GPS Directorate from 2014 to 2017 and several assignments related to GNSS (NAVWAR expert, GNSS projects manager and lead of the radionavigation team at DGA MI, a technical center located in Brittany). She has a degree in Electronics and Signal Processing from ENSEEIHT, an engineering school located in Toulouse, France.

Commander Giancarlo Melicchio

2020 Chief of GNSS Section – Program Office of the General Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of PNT programs development and financial planning 2019. Partecipating to the Italian Competent PRS authority working group directed to the foundation of a national Galileo PRS Center (requirement definition).
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror Copernicus”
2018 - 2019 Member of the national working group “Mirror GALILEO PRS”
2018 - 2019 Partecipating to the Italian Space Agency working group “National Earth observation satellite systems data policy”
2017-2018 Joining the italian delegation in the negotiations with Finnish Defence aiming at defining terms and conditions for access rights to italian satellite system Cosmo SkyMed
2014-2016 Defence representative in European Defence Agency (EDA) project called MANGA “EUropean Gallium Nitride Industry Supply Chain” aimed to obtain an European indipendent supply chain for Gan based technology.
2017 – 2019 Space Office in the Italian Defence General Staff. In charge of defining the Italian Defence Space Policy and the Operational needs. Responsible for the start and economic planning of the Defence satellite programs in the earth observation sector.
2013-2017 Computer, Communications and Advanced Technologies Directorate (TELEDIFE). In charge of arranging technical specifications and procurement documents for industrial engagement in Electronic War, Intelligence and Military Research sectors.
2009-2013 Maritime Military Arsenal in Taranto (South Italy) In charge of defining technical activities to be executed on board the italian navy ships during maintanance stops
2006 – 2009 Italian Navy fregate “Espero” Weapon system aboard Engineer
2004 – 2006 Italian Navy destroyer “Mimbelli” Weapon system aboard Engineer

Dr Bryn James

Senior Fellow - Dstl Physical Sciences Group, Dstl

Bryn is a physicist. He has spent his career applying knowledge of physics in the field of protection and survivability, in a number of technology areas. He has spent much time investigating the interaction of externally applied forces with solid matter in the field of armour systems, contributing many papers to relevant International Symposia. He has also undertaken significant research and development of precise and accurate timing and frequency technology for defence systems. Bryn is a Senior Fellow in Dstl. He is the Technical Leader for armour research and development, the technical lead for Timing Systems and he is the Head of the Land Integrated Survivability Technology Exploitation Network (LISTEN). He initiated and led the Parsifal programme for operational support in armour and protection for Operation Telic and Operation Herrick. For this he was awarded a MOD Chief Scientific Adviser’s commendation.

Dr Ingo Baumann

Attorney at Law & Partner, BHO Legal

Dr Ingo Baumann’s practice concentrates primarily on complex High-Technology and R&D Projects, especially in the space industry. His client base includes national and European government entities and companies from the Aerospace, IT and Telecommunications as well as Security and Defense industries. Dr Baumann studied law at the Universities of Muenster and Cologne. His PhD thesis, written at the Institute for Air and Space Law in Cologne under the supervision of Professor Dr Stephan Hobe, examined the international law of satellite communications. At the beginning of his career as an attorney, he advised small and medium-sized companies from the satellite communications industry. Dr Baumann subsequently worked for seven years for the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), where he acquired substantial experience in all types of complex international, European and national projects and R&D contracts. At DLR he also obtained a degree in Spacecraft Operations.

Dr Ivan Petrunin

Lecturer in Digital Signal Processing for Autonomous Systems, Cranfield University

Dr John Burke

Dr. John Burke is a Program Manager in the Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) of DARPA. He manages a portfolio of quantum sensor projects to enable new PNT and remote detection capabilities. Previously, Dr. Burke led a research team at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) that developed atomic clocks, time transfer, and inertial sensor techniques for use in space systems such as the Global Positioning System (GPS). Dr. Burke received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Virginia while developing atom based gyroscopes.

Dr Leon Lobo

Head of the National Timing Centre, National Physical Laboratory

Focussed on developing and delivering a national timing strategy, Dr Leon Lobo is Head of the National Timing Centre programme at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL), developing capability toward a national resiliency in timing, stimulating the development of an assured supply chain and addressing the skills gap in timing technologies and dissemination solutions.

Dr Lobo joined NPL in 2011 as Group Leader for the Time & Frequency group, working with the team managing the UK’s time scale and developing atomic clocks. He led the team developing NPLTime®, NPL’s certified fibre-delivered time dissemination solution to the City of London for high-frequency trading and regulatory compliance.

Dr Pierluigi Mancini

Specialising in electrical engineering, I initially graduated cum laudae from Naples University, then was awarded my Master's by the Polytechnic Institute of New York, and subsequently took a PhD at University College London.
I have more than 30 years of experience in the space sector where after several years of R&D activities in the spaceborne radar domain, I have been involved in the definition and implementation of several ESA missions such as ERS, Envisat, Small GeoSat as well as some key strategic developments in the field of space-based applications.
I have been responsible for the Strategy and the Feasibility Studies Divisions in ESA’s Directorate of Telecommunications & Integrated Applications and in this capacity I conceptualised the actual creation of the Integrated Applications Programme. I am now heading the NAVISP Programme which aims to further foster European industry’s succeeding in the highly competitive and rapidly-evolving global market for satellite navigation, and more broadly Positioning Navigation Timing (PNT) technologies and services, while supporting the ESA Member States in enhancing their national objectives and capabilities in the sector.

Dr Robert Weber

Head of Satellite Geodesy Research Group & AUSPRO Lead , TU-Vienna & FFG

Robert Weber is associate professor at the Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation at TU-Vienna, Austria. He received his Phd. from TU-Vienna in 1990 and spent two years as research assistant at the University of Berne dealing with satellite navigation and orbit determination. His main fields of research are GNSS, geodetic Reference Systems, active GNSS reference station networks and GNSS-applications for geodynamics and meteorology. Robert Weber is member of the European WG on EGNSS Evolution and the 2018 recipient of the Austrian Friedrich Hopfner medal. He has been involved in several ESA-, EU- and national research projects dealing with GNSS Atmosphere Monitoring, Real-Time-PPP as well as Network-RTK.

Dr Sarang Thombre

Research Manager & Research Group Leader, Navigation and Positioning, Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI

Dr. Sarang Thombre earned his doctoral degree in 2014 from Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He has over 11 years of experience in the field of PNT and is currently a Research Manager leading the Satellite and Radio Navigation research group at FGI. He has authored or co-authored over 50 publications in this field. He is a member of the Board of the Nordic Institute of Navigation and contributes as an external expert to the European GNSS Agency. His research interests are in multi-GNSS, multi-frequency receiver implementation and performance validation, interference detection, and autonomous navigation solutions for road and maritime vehicles.

Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Toth

Commander, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, US Air Force

Lt. Col. Stephen A. Toth is the Commander of the 2d Space Operations Squadron, Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. As commander, he is responsible for more than 150 Department of Defense personnel operating the Global Positioning System, the DoD’s largest military satellite constellation.

The mission of 2 SOPS is to operate the Global Positioning System and its associated ground systems to provide precise positioning, navigation and timing signals to nearly four billion military and civilian users worldwide. He oversees the operation, sustainment and maintenance of the constellation and its associated worldwide command and control assets valued at nearly $10.7 billion.

Lt. Col. Toth earned his commission through the Air Force ROTC at The Ohio State University and was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in 2002. He has held a variety of positions in Space, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Joint Staff, and Secretary of the Air Force mission areas. Lt. Col. Toth is a senior space operator with assignments operating the Peacekeeper and Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile systems and the Global Positioning System. While deployed, he served as a personnel security liaison to the Prime Minister of Iraq, and as the Senior Security Force Assistance advisor to the Minister of Mines, the Minister of Public Works, and the Ministry of Interior - Afghan National Police Training General Command.

Lieutenant Colonel Tim Vasen

Lieutenant Colonel Dipl.Ing. Tim Vasen began his military career in July 1994 and served for several years in commanding and staff positions within the artillery branch, including a deployment as company commander of a DEU ISTAR-company. After 2005, he took over positions as an intelligence officer, responsible for IMINT planning and technical assessments, including positions in the office of military studies as a senior analyst for Space systems. From 2013 to 2017 he was part of the German Space Situational Awareness Center (GSSAC) responsible for Space intelligence. Since October 2017 he serves as a Space SME at the JAPCC.

Mr Alexander Rügamer

Alexander Rügamer received his Dipl.-Ing. (FH) degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt, Germany in 2007. Since then he has been working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in the field of GNSS receiver development. He was promoted to Senior Engineer in February 2012. Since April 2013, he is head of a research group dealing with secure GNSS receivers and receivers for special applications. His main research interests focus on GNSS multi-band reception, integrated circuits and immunity to interference.

Mr Arlen Biersgreen

Mr Jean-Pierre Diris

Head of Department, Navigation and Telecommunication, National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)

Mr Johnathon Caldwell

Vice President Navigation Systems, Lockheed Martin Space

Mr Rasmus Flytkjær

Associate Director, Space, London Economics

Rasmus Flytkjaer, MSc, BSc, is an Associate Director and head of London Economics’ Space Team. Rasmus has more than eight years’ experience applying economic analysis to the space sector covering the full value chain from launch and manufacturing over satellite operations to applications of space on Earth across all types of satellites. Rasmus has interest and expertise in the field of navigation via satellite and traditional methods, with a particular focus on modern society’s dependence on space assets and vulnerability to their outage. Prior to joining London Economics, Rasmus worked as a research assistant in academia for four years.

Ms Aureline Borel

Permanent Representative, Galileo Services

Aureline Borel is the Permanent Representative of Galileo Services, the association representing the European GNSS downstream industry. She also works as a consultant at FDC focusing on provision of support to international activities for SBAS provision outside the EU and secure GNSS. Aureline was awarded a Master of Engineering from the Ecole des Mines de Douai (French engineering school) and a Master of International Security from the University of Sydney. She also studied industrial engineering at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal and international relations at York University in Toronto.

Squadron Leader Mark Lynch

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View detailsAerospace TechnologySupportershttp://www.aerospace-technology.com/Leading aerospace organisations use Aerospace-technology.com on a daily basis to ensure they keep up to date with the latest industry specific news and developments. As a result, Aerospace-technology.com attracts a high quality and loyal user base of the most influential decision makers and aerospace industry leaders. For more information please contact antonio.rossi@verdict.co.uk or call +44 207 936 6806

View detailsArmada InternationalSupportershttp://armadainternational.comARMADA INTERNATIONAL is leading defence magazine which reports on and analyses defence systems, equipment and technology. Together with its Compendium supplements, ARMADA provides defence planners in the militaries, in government, in procurement and in the defence industry itself with the information they need to plan their strategies.

View detailsArmy TechnologySupportershttp://www.army-technology.comArmy-technology.com brings you up-to-date international news and features on the defence industry, covering military projects, trends, products, services and more in the army sector. With a team of journalists around the world, army-technology.com, along with sister sites naval-technology.com and airforce-technology.com, is the only business service that focuses on the technologies required by military personnel and companies working in this important field. When you combine this with one of the most comprehensive and detailed listings of military equipment suppliers, products and services, free white paper downloads and company press releases, you see why army-technology.com is the key point of reference for the defence industry.

View detailsCareers In SpaceSupportershttp://www.CareersIn.SpaceCareersIn.Space is the Careers Portal for space industry professionals from around the globe. Careers In Space has respect because it is dedicated to this particular field, which includes space, high orbit, cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, additive manufacturing and drones.

View detailsDefense ConferencesSupportershttps://marketanalysis.comMarket Research Media Ltd, a leading market research firm, provides
comprehensive market research reports and forecasts to assist governmental and corporate decision makers understand the dynamics of world’s technology markets.
Fortune 500 companies, US Congress and EU government bodies rely on our
strategic insights.

View detailsDefense ExpressSupportershttp://www.defense-ua.comLimited Liability Company “DEFENSE EXPRESS MEDIA AND CONSULTING” highlights events in security, defense and military cooperation areas. Regular information products of the company:
- Daily News Wire and Analysis on http://www.defense-ua.com;
- Weekly newsletter “Ukrainian Defense Survey”;
- “DEFENSE EXPRESS” Magazine;
- “Ukrainian Defense Review” Magazine (in English);
- Book series “Weapons of Ukraine”.
Company also provides advice and assistance based on deep analytical skills and knowledge of the conditions and characteristics of Ukrainian military market to companies, government bodies and intermediaries in the implementation of their strategy, relating to finding new partners and interests promoting.

View detailsEpicosSupportershttp://www.Epicos.comEpicos is a global, multifaceted portal providing Aerospace and Defense industries around the world with business intelligence and active support to access opportunities on international procurements, industrial cooperation and offsets. Epicos has carried out extensive industry analysis and mapping of capabilities of A&D Industries and offers this knowledge to its members helping them to identify business opportunities and to build strategic alliances. Additionally, Epicos supports the global A&D industry through a wide range of on-line services and products including but not limited to: a large online procurement database, an updated Business Directory, an e-library with extensive information regarding procurement and offsets processes systems and an up to the minute news database.

View detailsEverything RFSupportershttp://www.everythingrf.comeverything RF - www.everythingRF.com keeps you up to date with the RF & Microwave Industry. We publish industry news, white papers and technical articles. We have the largest RF & Microwave product database on the internet which consists of product catalogs from over 500 Manufacturers.
Use parametric search tools to narrow down on products based on your requirement. Download datasheets, compare products and get quotations. Quotations are routed to the manufacturers (or their distributors) who get back to you with the details. Visit www.everythingRF.com to learn more.

View detailsGlobal Military CommunicationsSupportershttp://www.globalmilitarycommunications.comGlobal Military Communications is a publication that tracks the trends, drivers and technology that fuel the military communications sector. Communications continue to be the lynchpin of modern warfare and is crucial to any military campaign. The sector is going through unprecedented change as militaries and governments across the world move towards a network centric approach to their communications. From operations in war zones to homeland security and disaster recovery operations, Global Military Communications provides you with the latest communications developments on land, sea, and in the air.

View detailsinfoespacial.comSupportershttp://infoespacial.com/ie/The only independent specialized media, only and exclusively in the Space Industry, written in Spanish.
Spanish online media, aimed especially at the markets of Spain and Latin America, which allows industry professionals to obtain all the information available in this area easily and quickly.
Information updated daily to facilitate decision making of companies, institutions and users working in the attractive field of space.
Always seen image in an agile and dynamic platform with updated and documented information, which adopts the successful design of Infodefensa.com to address a segmented audience, in a specific and qualified niche market.
With two weekly newsletters that are sent to more than 1,000 registered subscribers, which include those responsible for space issues in the Administration, Embassies, Chambers of Commerce, ESA and other organizations and associations in the sector.

View detailsMILMAGSupportershttp://www.milmag.euMILMAG International is a monthly, online magazine. It covers developments in the defence and space industry, including presentations of new technology solutions as well as analysis of decisions taken by policymakers. Michal Jarocki is the Editor-in-Chief of MILMAG International. He has a year’s long experience in publishing stories and analyses in British, German and Polish press.

View detailsRF GlobalNetSupportershttps://www.rfglobalnet.com/#utm_source=Google&utm_medium=logo&utm_campaign=SMI2020 The Pulse Of RF & Microwave Engineering, serving the needs of engineering professionals since 1996. We provide RF/microwave engineers with the tools they need to do their jobs, offering a vast technical library, a new products directory, the latest industry news, downloadable software, technology-specific Resource Centers, and more.

View detailsSatnews PublishersSupportershttp://www.satnews.comSatNews is a leading provider of satellite events, news, publications, research and other satellite industry information in the commercial and military enterprises worldwide.
SatNews hosts to the SmallSat Symposium and the Satellite Innovation conference, hosted in Silicon Valley.
SatNews include Daily and Weekly News Services and SatMagazine and MilsatMagazine, published monthly. satnews.com

View detailsSecurityClearedJobs.comSupportershttp://www.SecurityClearedJobs.comSecurityClearedJobs.com is an on-line job board designed and marketed to attract candidates who work within Defence, Government and Nuclear sectors. We advertise 1000’s of job opportunities both on a Permanent and Contract basis covering opportunities within all industry sectors. Visit our site www.SecurityClearedJobs.com to search for your next job opportunity.

View detailsSpace CareersSupporterswww.space-careers.comRun by space professionals, Space Careers is the fastest and most cost-effective way for employers and recruitment agencies to find skilled candidates within the space and defence industry, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional recruitment channels. Most of the leading European space and defence industry players have already chosen to include Space Careers in their recruitment campaigns and we are confident that your Company could also benefit from our targeted audience.

View detailsSpace NewsSupportershttp://www.spacenews.comSince 1989, SpaceNews has provided decision-makers throughout the industry with timely and comprehensive space and satellite news, giving them the competitive intelligence they need to succeed. Whether it's the latest trend in military space capabilities, the next space mission or breaking developments in satellite telecommunications, SpaceNews keeps them informed.

View detailsWorld Teleport AssociationSupportershttp://www.worldteleport.orgSince 1985, the World Teleport Association (WTA) has been the only trade association that focuses on the business of satellite communications from the ground up. At the core of its membership are the world's most innovative operators of teleports, from independents to multinationals, niche service providers to global carriers. WTA is dedicated to advocating for the interests of teleport operators in the global telecommunications market and promoting excellence in teleport business practice, technology and operations. Companies that do business with teleports also find that WTA is the best investment they can make to open new channels to the industry.

VENUE

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum

97 Cromwell Road , London, United Kingdom

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum is perfectly situated in one of London’s most luxurious and beautiful areas within South Kensington.

The hotel is just 2 minutes walk from Gloucester Road tube station for convenient travel to Hyde Park, London Eye, Tower Bridge plus more of London’s top attractions. There are also easy and direct links to some major transport hubs including Victoria, Kings Cross St Pancras, Paddington and Heathrow.

This distinctive hotel in south London has so much to offer to make all guests really feel at home. The latest Holiday Inn relaunch is not just about the new look and feel for the hotel but to offer guests more benefits during their stay including a pillow menu for extra comfort during their sleep and a curved shower rail for more spacious feel.

In addition to our 906 rooms, all business guests can take advantage of our meeting and conference facilities including High Speed Internet Access and unlimited Starbucks coffee at The Academy. Our hotel’s professional event planners are on board to help take the hard work and stress away from planning your next event.

So whether you in London on business or pleasure, make the Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum your first choice of hotel and book your accommodation for our lowest internet rate guarantee.

A number of our clients have been approached by third party organisations offering to book hotel rooms. We would advise that you do not book through them as they are not representing the SMi Group. SMi Group books all hotel rooms directly. If you are approached by a third party organisation then please contact us before making any bookings. If you have already booked a hotel room using a third party organisation, we would highly recommend contacting the hotel you were booked into to ensure a booking has been made for you. We would also advise you to please check the terms and conditions of the booking carefully.

Media Partners

21st Century Asian Arms Race

21st Century Asian Arms Race (21AAR) is an online resource for conflict and security related information specific to Eurasia. 21AAR's editorial style and open source approach to gathering public intelligence ensures a unique and independent presentation of events in real-time.

Space News

Since 1989, SpaceNews has provided decision-makers throughout the industry with timely and comprehensive space and satellite news, giving them the competitive intelligence they need to succeed. Whether it's the latest trend in military space capabilities, the next space mission or breaking developments in satellite telecommunications, SpaceNews keeps them informed.

Satnews Publishers

SatNews is a leading provider of satellite events, news, publications, research and other satellite industry information in the commercial and military enterprises worldwide.
SatNews hosts to the SmallSat Symposium and the Satellite Innovation conference, hosted in Silicon Valley.
SatNews include Daily and Weekly News Services and SatMagazine and MilsatMagazine, published monthly. satnews.com

Space Careers

Run by space professionals, Space Careers is the fastest and most cost-effective way for employers and recruitment agencies to find skilled candidates within the space and defence industry, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional recruitment channels. Most of the leading European space and defence industry players have already chosen to include Space Careers in their recruitment campaigns and we are confident that your Company could also benefit from our targeted audience.

infoespacial.com

The only independent specialized media, only and exclusively in the Space Industry, written in Spanish.
Spanish online media, aimed especially at the markets of Spain and Latin America, which allows industry professionals to obtain all the information available in this area easily and quickly.
Information updated daily to facilitate decision making of companies, institutions and users working in the attractive field of space.
Always seen image in an agile and dynamic platform with updated and documented information, which adopts the successful design of Infodefensa.com to address a segmented audience, in a specific and qualified niche market.
With two weekly newsletters that are sent to more than 1,000 registered subscribers, which include those responsible for space issues in the Administration, Embassies, Chambers of Commerce, ESA and other organizations and associations in the sector.

Global Military Communications

Global Military Communications is a publication that tracks the trends, drivers and technology that fuel the military communications sector. Communications continue to be the lynchpin of modern warfare and is crucial to any military campaign. The sector is going through unprecedented change as militaries and governments across the world move towards a network centric approach to their communications. From operations in war zones to homeland security and disaster recovery operations, Global Military Communications provides you with the latest communications developments on land, sea, and in the air.

RF GlobalNet

The Pulse Of RF & Microwave Engineering, serving the needs of engineering professionals since 1996. We provide RF/microwave engineers with the tools they need to do their jobs, offering a vast technical library, a new products directory, the latest industry news, downloadable software, technology-specific Resource Centers, and more.

Army Technology

Army-technology.com brings you up-to-date international news and features on the defence industry, covering military projects, trends, products, services and more in the army sector. With a team of journalists around the world, army-technology.com, along with sister sites naval-technology.com and airforce-technology.com, is the only business service that focuses on the technologies required by military personnel and companies working in this important field. When you combine this with one of the most comprehensive and detailed listings of military equipment suppliers, products and services, free white paper downloads and company press releases, you see why army-technology.com is the key point of reference for the defence industry.

Careers In Space

CareersIn.Space is the Careers Portal for space industry professionals from around the globe. Careers In Space has respect because it is dedicated to this particular field, which includes space, high orbit, cyber security, artificial intelligence, robotics, virtual reality, additive manufacturing and drones.

Everything RF

everything RF - www.everythingRF.com keeps you up to date with the RF & Microwave Industry. We publish industry news, white papers and technical articles. We have the largest RF & Microwave product database on the internet which consists of product catalogs from over 500 Manufacturers.
Use parametric search tools to narrow down on products based on your requirement. Download datasheets, compare products and get quotations. Quotations are routed to the manufacturers (or their distributors) who get back to you with the details. Visit www.everythingRF.com to learn more.

Epicos

Epicos is a global, multifaceted portal providing Aerospace and Defense industries around the world with business intelligence and active support to access opportunities on international procurements, industrial cooperation and offsets. Epicos has carried out extensive industry analysis and mapping of capabilities of A&D Industries and offers this knowledge to its members helping them to identify business opportunities and to build strategic alliances. Additionally, Epicos supports the global A&D industry through a wide range of on-line services and products including but not limited to: a large online procurement database, an updated Business Directory, an e-library with extensive information regarding procurement and offsets processes systems and an up to the minute news database.

Armada International

ARMADA INTERNATIONAL is leading defence magazine which reports on and analyses defence systems, equipment and technology. Together with its Compendium supplements, ARMADA provides defence planners in the militaries, in government, in procurement and in the defence industry itself with the information they need to plan their strategies.

Defense Express

Limited Liability Company “DEFENSE EXPRESS MEDIA AND CONSULTING” highlights events in security, defense and military cooperation areas. Regular information products of the company:
- Daily News Wire and Analysis on http://www.defense-ua.com;
- Weekly newsletter “Ukrainian Defense Survey”;
- “DEFENSE EXPRESS” Magazine;
- “Ukrainian Defense Review” Magazine (in English);
- Book series “Weapons of Ukraine”.
Company also provides advice and assistance based on deep analytical skills and knowledge of the conditions and characteristics of Ukrainian military market to companies, government bodies and intermediaries in the implementation of their strategy, relating to finding new partners and interests promoting.

World Teleport Association

Since 1985, the World Teleport Association (WTA) has been the only trade association that focuses on the business of satellite communications from the ground up. At the core of its membership are the world's most innovative operators of teleports, from independents to multinationals, niche service providers to global carriers. WTA is dedicated to advocating for the interests of teleport operators in the global telecommunications market and promoting excellence in teleport business practice, technology and operations. Companies that do business with teleports also find that WTA is the best investment they can make to open new channels to the industry.

Aerospace Technology

Leading aerospace organisations use Aerospace-technology.com on a daily basis to ensure they keep up to date with the latest industry specific news and developments. As a result, Aerospace-technology.com attracts a high quality and loyal user base of the most influential decision makers and aerospace industry leaders. For more information please contact antonio.rossi@verdict.co.uk or call +44 207 936 6806

SecurityClearedJobs.com

SecurityClearedJobs.com is an on-line job board designed and marketed to attract candidates who work within Defence, Government and Nuclear sectors. We advertise 1000’s of job opportunities both on a Permanent and Contract basis covering opportunities within all industry sectors. Visit our site www.SecurityClearedJobs.com to search for your next job opportunity.

MILMAG

MILMAG International is a monthly, online magazine. It covers developments in the defence and space industry, including presentations of new technology solutions as well as analysis of decisions taken by policymakers. Michal Jarocki is the Editor-in-Chief of MILMAG International. He has a year’s long experience in publishing stories and analyses in British, German and Polish press.

SAVE TO

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum

97 Cromwell Road
London SW7 4DN
United Kingdom

Holiday Inn Kensington Forum is perfectly situated in one of London’s most luxurious and beautiful areas within South Kensington.

The hotel is just 2 minutes walk from Gloucester Road tube station for convenient travel to Hyde Park, London Eye, Tower Bridge plus more of London’s top attractions. There are also easy and direct links to some major transport hubs including Victoria, Kings Cross St Pancras, Paddington and Heathrow.

This distinctive hotel in south London has so much to offer to make all guests really feel at home. The latest Holiday Inn relaunch is not just about the new look and feel for the hotel but to offer guests more benefits during their stay including a pillow menu for extra comfort during their sleep and a curved shower rail for more spacious feel.

In addition to our 906 rooms, all business guests can take advantage of our meeting and conference facilities including High Speed Internet Access and unlimited Starbucks coffee at The Academy. Our hotel’s professional event planners are on board to help take the hard work and stress away from planning your next event.

So whether you in London on business or pleasure, make the Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum your first choice of hotel and book your accommodation for our lowest internet rate guarantee.

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WHAT IS CPD?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development’. It is essentially a philosophy,
which maintains that in order to be effective, learning should be organised and
structured. The most common definition is:

‘A commitment to structured skills and knowledge enhancement for Personal or Professional
competence’

CPD is a common requirement of individual membership with professional bodies and
Institutes. Increasingly, employers also expect their staff to undertake regular
CPD activities.

Undertaken over a period of time, CPD ensures that educational qualifications do
not become obsolete, and allows for best practice and professional standards to
be upheld.

CPD can be undertaken through a variety of learning activities including instructor
led training courses, seminars and conferences, e:learning modules or structured
reading.

CPD AND PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTES

There are approximately 470 institutes in the UK across all industry sectors, with
a collective membership of circa 4 million professionals, and they all expect their
members to undertake CPD.

For some institutes undertaking CPD is mandatory e.g. accountancy and law, and linked
to a licence to practice, for others it’s obligatory. By ensuring that their members
undertake CPD, the professional bodies seek to ensure that professional standards,
legislative awareness and ethical practices are maintained.

CPD Schemes often run over the period of a year and the institutes generally provide
online tools for their members to record and reflect on their CPD activities.

TYPICAL CPD SCHEMES AND RECORDING OF CPD (CPD points and hours)

Professional bodies and Institutes CPD schemes are either structured as ‘Input’
or ‘Output’ based.

‘Input’ based schemes list a precise number of CPD hours that individuals must achieve
within a given time period. These schemes can also use different ‘currencies’ such
as points, merits, units or credits, where an individual must accumulate the number
required. These currencies are usually based on time i.e. 1 CPD point = 1 hour of
learning.

‘Output’ based schemes are learner centred. They require individuals to set learning
goals that align to professional competencies, or personal development objectives.
These schemes also list different ways to achieve the learning goals e.g. training
courses, seminars or e:learning, which enables an individual to complete their CPD
through their preferred mode of learning.

As a formal provider of CPD certified activities, SMI Group can provide an indication
of the learning benefit gained and the typical completion. However, it is ultimately
the responsibility of the delegate to evaluate their learning, and record it correctly
in line with their professional body’s or employers requirements.

GLOBAL CPD

Increasingly, international and emerging markets are ‘professionalising’ their workforces
and looking to the UK to benchmark educational standards. The undertaking of CPD
is now increasingly expected of any individual employed within today’s global marketplace.

CPD Certificates

We can provide a certificate for all our accredited events. To request a CPD certificate for a conference , workshop, master classes you have attended please email events@smi-online.co.uk